Data Center Description
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) was established in 1988 by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) to assess the available scientific, technical, and socio-economic information in the field of climate change. The IPCC is organised into three working groups: Working Group I concentrates on the climate system, Working Group II on impacts and response options, and Working Group III on economic and social dimensions. The IPCC released its Second Assessment Report in 1995 and continues to produce Technical Papers and develop methodologies (e.g. national greenhouse gas inventories) for use by Parties to the Climate Change Convention. The Third Assessment Report will be completed around the year 2000. The IPCC Secretariat can be contacted at: World Meteorogical Organization Building 41 Av. Giuseppe-Motta, Case postale No. 2300 1211 Geneva 2, Switzerland Fax: (+41 22) 733 1270 IPCC Home Page: http://www.ipcc.ch/ IPCC Data Distribution Center: http://ipcc-ddc.cru.uea.ac.uk/ [Summary Adapted from the IPCC Home Page]